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A03

A03 - Ethics: The Year in Review (2025CLC-A03)

June 13, 2025

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Ethics Track

Presented by the Standing Committee on Professional Ethics and the Practice of Law

About the Program

Presenters will discuss recent ethics-related rule changes, opinions, and cases.

You Will Learn

• About ethics issues that will be important in your daily practice
• About updates to the Rules of Professional Conduct and new opinions from the CBA Standing Committee on Professional Ethics
• About recent cases involving ethics issues/grievances since our last presentation

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in ethics updates.

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

Speakers

Stephen J. Conover
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Stamford

Stuart C. Johnson
Danaher Lagnese PC, Hartford

Brendon P. Levesque
Taylor & Levesque LLC, Moodus

B03

B03 - Better Safe than Sorry! How to Avoid Legal Malpractice Pitfalls (2025CLC-B03)

June 13, 2025

10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

Ethics Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute

About the Program

Join some of Connecticut’s leaders in legal ethics and a risk manager in their discussion of conflicts of interest, error disclosures, and nontraditional legal malpractice exposures. Obtain important information that will assist you to stay on top of your game, ethically.

You Will Learn

• How to identify and manage conflict of interest issues
• About your duties related to error disclosures
• About nontraditional legal malpractice exposures

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in avoiding legal malpractice.

Credit

CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

Speakers

Stephen J. Conover
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Stamford

Brendon P. Levesque
Taylor & Levesque LLC, Moodus

Erin McCartney
Attorney Protective, Flourtown, PA

Moderator

John Kronholm
Kronholm Insurance Services, Part of the Brown & Brown Team, Rocky Hill

C04

C04 - Better Safe than Sorry! How to Avoid Legal Malpractice Pitfalls (2025CLC-C04)

June 13, 2025

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Ethics Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute

About the Program

Join some of Connecticut’s leaders in legal ethics and a risk manager in their discussion of conflicts of interest, error disclosures, and nontraditional legal malpractice exposures. Obtain important information that will assist you to stay on top of your game, ethically.

You Will Learn

• How to identify and manage conflict of interest issues
• About your duties related to error disclosures
• About nontraditional legal malpractice exposures

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in avoiding legal malpractice.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (Ethics)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

Speakers

James L. Brawley
Morrison Mahoney LLP, Hartford

Dana M. Hrelic
Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford

Erin McCartney
Attorney Protective, Flourtown, PA

Moderator

John Kronholm
Kronholm Insurance Services, Part of the Brown & Brown Team, Rocky Hill

D04

D04 – Technology and Legal Ethics: Defining “Competence” and Adapting to AI (2025CLC-D04)

June 13, 2025

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Ethics Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute

About the Program

This presentation will discuss issues of legal practice in response to the quickly shifting technological landscape. How can lawyers utilize emerging technologies in a responsible and ethical manner? How do competency requirements change as Artificial Intelligence makes its entrance into the legal world? How can lawyers stay on top of constantly evolving technology to more effectively advocate for their clients and avoid the pitfalls of failing to adapt?

You Will Learn

• How lawyers can utilize emerging technologies in a responsible and ethical manner
• How competency requirements may change with AI
• How lawyers can stay on top of constantly evolving technology and avoid pitfalls of failing to adapt

Who Should Attend

Any attorney practicing law.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (Ethics)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (Cybersecurity Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

Speakers

Brendon P. Levesque
Taylor & Levesque LLC, Moodus

Michael S. Taylor
Barry Taylor & Levesque LLC, Manchester